Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Gamer's Source 4-10-2014

After a day of much needed rest, the Source is back. Welcome to the Gamer's Source, your destination for gaming news. Sony Entertainment Online announces a new MMO and inFamous: Second Son sells over 1 million copies. So, without further ado, the news...

NUMBER One!

inFamous: Second Son has sold over 1 million copies in 9 days. The newest game in the franchise is also the most successful, outselling it's predecessor by hundreds of thousands of copies, and becoming the fastest selling game as well. These sales include both retail and download sales, and are responsible for PS4 receiving a boost in sales in the UK during the month of March.

This is pretty amazing. Though I don't have the sources to back me up, if I remember correctly, inFamous 2 only sold between 300 000 and 500 000 copies during it's first MONTH. So this is pretty impressive for the series. Hopefully, this means that there is more inFamous to come to PS4 in the next couple years. Get to work Sucker Punch!

NUMBER Two!!

SOE announced it's brand new zombie MMO H1Z1 last night. According to an article on IGN,
the game will require the player to survive in a world where the H1Z1
virus has brought death to most of man kind. Players will rely on their
own skill and a robust crafting system to survive the onslaught. To
differentiate itself, the game will be hosted on multiple servers, each
with different rule sets that can host thousands of players, as well as
create a unique economy involving the crafting of items and trading them
with friends. The game is due to come to PC.

We
knew an announcement was coming from SOE, but I don't think anyone
expected a zombie game. It'll be interesting to see what comes out of
the game. If they can create a unique economy, maybe in the same vein as
EVE Online, it could really be unique and feel like an actual survivor
game.Number THREE!!!

Titanfall will be getting a new update today. The update, announced via Twitter, the update will allow players to create private matches with friends while playing. This is a feature fans have been clamoring for, so this is pretty exciting for fans of the game. Enjoy!

Number FOUR!!!!

Atlus is publishing a new game in the same vein as Earthbound. Titled Citizens of Earth, players will take up the role as Vice President of the world and must help save the planet from destruction, according to an article on IGN. The game started out on Kickstarter, but failed to reach its goal. The game is download only and will release on PS4, PS Vita, Wii U, 3DS and PC.

This is pretty interesting. Having failed to fund itself, a publisher is now funding it, kind of the opposite of what happens with games these days, which normally have trouble getting a publisher and turn to Kickstarter. Atlus is a very smart publisher/developer, so it must have seen some potential in this game. Personally, I'm pretty excited.

And as always, here are some more links that are exciting, but pretty self explanitory:

And that's all for today folks. Please leave some comments below: I'm always curious to hear what everyone is thinking about the gaming sphere. Share this blog with some friends so we can talk as a group. And, as always, keep the conversation going.